# NTSB DEN76FTE66: Cessna 172, N8387B, Burlington, CO, May 9, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 9, 1976
- Place: Burlington, CO · BURLINGTON, CO
- Location: 39.3041° N, 102.2714° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burlington, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3041&lon=-102.2714&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 20, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153585
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76FTE66
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTE66

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0839   76/5/9  NR.BURLINGTON,CO      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 62, 1000
        TIME - 0820                    N8387B              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BURLINGTON,CO                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- COUNTY ROAD USED FOR LDG AREA.RT WING MADE GRND CONTACT DURING ATTMPT TO LINE UP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8387B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8387B-1977-07-18), registration cancelled 1977-07-18, S/N 36187, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760509009059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760509009059A), May 9, 1976: Cessna 172, Burlington, CO, Substantial damage. County road used for ldg area. Rt wing made grnd contact during attmpt to line up.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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